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The year 2026 will bring fundamental regulatory changes to the aluminium market in the European Union. For companies involved in the trading and recycling of metals, this means they will need to adapt their business models to the new legal, cost and logistical realities. Two areas will be of key importance: full
September is a month of hope on the scrap market. Everyone is counting on the fact that, following the summer holidays and production shutdowns, there will be plenty of scrap on the market and scrap prices will rise. Unfortunately, for several years now, the cycles that used to characterise the aluminium market have ceased to
It has now been several months since my last analysis of the aluminium market. This naturally raises the question: has anything changed, what is currently happening in the market, and what are the forecasts for the near future? Is it worth investing today?
The year 2025 began predictably and without any major upheavals on the aluminium market. From November until the end of January, aluminium purchase prices remained stable at a relatively high level. Scrap trading proceeded smoothly – both purchases and sales took place
In recent days, we have seen a significant rise in aluminium prices on the LME (London Metal Exchange). In light of these increases, many scrap metal companies are expecting aluminium prices to rise in their price lists or directly at foundries. Unfortunately, despite such substantial increases, aluminium prices at foundries have not
We can all observe some very strange developments in the aluminium market in Poland. There was a time when LME prices and the euro were falling, yet the price of aluminium scrap at Polish foundries was rising. This situation was caused by the fact that Polish foundries had stopped buying aluminium scrap
Germanium (Ge) is a chemical element with atomic number 32, which belongs to the group of semimetals. It is greyish-white in colour. Although it is not as widely known as other metals or semiconductors, germanium plays a key role in various fields of science and technology. Its unique
Brass, known for its shiny, gold-like appearance, is more than just a beautiful metal. It is formed by combining copper and zinc in varying proportions, which determine its properties. The earliest traces of brass can be found in the archaeological remains of ancient Sumer, located
When we think of scrap metal collection, the first things that often spring to mind are steel scrap, aluminium or copper. But did you know that tin also plays a key role in recycling and metallurgy? This underappreciated metallic gem has many uses and is highly valuable. A bit of history
A zinc-aluminium alloy, commonly known as ZnAl, is a material with remarkable properties that plays a key role in many industrial sectors. Owing to its lightness, strength and corrosion resistance, ZnAl has become an indispensable material in the manufacture of a wide range of components,
Just a few months ago, metal recyclers were convinced that changes in the automotive market would have a very significant impact on the recycling market, including that for non-ferrous metals (copper, aluminium, nickel, cable recycling, batteries and electric motors) and rare-earth metals (lithium,
In an age of rapidly advancing technology and ever-increasing consumption of electronic devices, the management of electronic waste – also known as e-waste – is becoming a key challenge for the modern world. Electronic scrap contains not only valuable metals but also harmful substances that can be recovered.
